Leopard found hiding inside bedroom of Nashik home, captured. Watch

The leopard being carried out of the house by forest officials. (Image credit: @NagpurKaRajini/X)

A leopard that had managed to sneak into a house in Maharashtra's Nashik district was captured by forest officials on Sunday. The big cat was found hiding in the bedroom of the house.

A video of the forest officials carrying the tranquilised leopard out of the house in a stretcher has been doing rounds on social media.

Leopard was found inside bedroom in nashik the door was open he sneaked in early morning pic.twitter.com/GyqRDq7Gw2

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— Superastar Raj (@NagpurKaRajini) November 19, 2023

This comes after two leopards were spotted roaming around in Nashik on Friday, causing panic among residents. One of the animals was caught by forest officials while the one caught on Sunday is likely to be the other one.

The first leopard was seen in the heart of the city's Savata Nagar area while the second was spotted about 5 km away in Govind Nagar, NDTV reported. CCTV footage showed the big cats walking around in narrow lanes of the city.

Rescue operation is going on from the forest department after seeing two leopards in Nashik city of Maharashtra, success has been achieved in capturing one leopard, the race for the second leopard is also going on from the forest department. pic.twitter.com/a7QX1CGJLO

— Bharat Ghandat (@GhandatMangal) November 17, 2023

The latest sighting comes about a month after two leopards were seen on the prowl in the outskirts of Bengaluru, and one was shot dead following a five-day search.

Meanwhile, the Maharashtra government is considering sterilising leopards due to a rise in population and conflicts with humans. It is preparing a proposal to be sent to the Centre for approval, Hindustan Times reported. Maharashtra has the third highest population of leopards in India, and forest officials believe the number has significantly increased in recent years.

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